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Poulenc Francis
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Sonata for Flute and piano
Sonata for Flute and piano
F. Poulenc: Flute Sonata was written in 1957 while spending winter in Cannes. The Sonata was composed on comission by the American Library of Congress and dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, an American patron of chamber music. The sonata was premiered by Jean-Pierre Rampal and Francis Poulenc in 1957 at the Strasbourg Music Festival and ever since has become as one of the most played compositions for flute and piano in the world.
Matthew Thompson (piano), 2016, live at University of Michigan School of Music
1.. Allegro malinconico, 2. Cantilena, 3. Presto Giocoso
Poulenc Francis
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) was a French composer and pianist. Born in a family of a wealthy manufacturer, he started to play piano at the age of five and was denied further musical studies at the Paris Conservatory by his father when he turned 14. Only after his death Francis was able to follow his dream to become a musician, greatly encouraged and influenced by his piano teacher Ricardo Viñes.
Eric Satie introduced him to a group of young composers which collectively became known as Les Six (Milhaud, Poulenc, Auric, Durey, Tailleferre and Honegger). Due to his bright nature, Poulenc acquired reputation as humorous, lightweight composer, even though he managed to compose such profound works as monodrama La voix humaine (Human voice) and opera Dialogues des Carmélites, which was premiered in Paris only three days after the premiere of his Flute Sonata.